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A Navajo Silversmith and a Navajo Beader demonstrate their crafts at Desert View
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 36.000000, -112.000000
Demonstration locations can vary, so when you arrive, ask at Desert View's outdoor visitor center, under the large shade structure, just beyond the north end of the main parking lot. Park rangers are staffing an information desk there, from 9 am to 4 pm (as staffing allows).
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Description
Watch master artisans at work this week as Desert View's 2022 Cultural Demonstration Series continues, from 9 am to 4 pm on Thursday August 18, and Friday, August 19, 2022.
Sage Goldtooth - Navajo Silversmith
Ariell Tsinignie - Navajo Beader
Demonstration locations can vary, so when you arrive, ask at Desert View's outdoor visitor center, under the large shade structure, just beyond the north end of the main parking lot. Park rangers are staffing an information desk there, from 9 am to 4 pm (as staffing allows).
Sage Goldtooth
Navajo Silversmith
Sage is a fifth-generation silversmith. He works with metals like silver and copper, to create rings, earrings, and bracelets.
Sage says that for the Navajo people, the art of silversmithing carries many stories about their culture, their past, and their future.
Arielle Tsinigine
Navajo Beadworker
Arielle currently resides in Sanders, AZ. She states that during her college years she needed income, so she turned to her mother for instruction and began beading under her direction.
Arielle says the inspiration for her artwork comes from the colors of Mother Nature and her Diné culture.
- The Cultural Demonstration program provides an opportunity for park visitors and community members to interact with tribal artisans from Grand Canyon's traditionally associated tribes - and for them to share their history and crafts, along with the skills, knowledge, and efforts involved in creating their handicrafts.
- This series is made possible with grants from Grand Canyon Conservancy.
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NPS/ M Quinn
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Photos courtesy of the artist